Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Medieval Castle
- York's Airfield
- Teaching the Poor
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Carving
- The Multangular Tower
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Railway Institute
- King's Manor - Victorian
- George Leeman
- York and the Holocaust
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Bar Convent
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'